Portable utility chair



May 7, 1968 G. F. PFORR 3,

PORTABLE UTILITY CHAIR Filed Oct. 7. 1966 IN V EN TOR.

Georye F. Pforr United States Patent 3,381,635 PORTABLE UTILITY CHAIRGeorge F. Pforr, 3502 Brookside Drive, Rapid City, S. Dak. 57701 FiledOct. 7, 1966, Ser. No. 585,051 1 Claim. (Cl. 108-150) ABSTRACT OF THEDISCLOSURE A conveniently portable chair for use by fishermen orspectators at a game, the chair including a'base screw threaded to astand having a hinged seat secured to the upper end, the under side ofthe seat being provided with eyelets to which opposite ends of a strapmay be secured to allow convenient transportation thereof over a personsshoulder.

This invention relates to seating devices, and more particularly aportable utility chair.

It is therefore the main purpose of this invention to provide a utilitychair which is of lightweight construction, is easily and convenientlycarried by a person without utilizing an appreciable amount of space.

Another object of this invention is to provide a chair which is designedto facilitate carrying thereof.

Another object of this invention is to provide a utility chair which isdesigned to be used at fishing and camping grounds, ball games, racetracks, etc.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a utility chairwhich is relatively inexpensive to manufacture, may be mass produced,may be reasonably priced, safe to use, is provided with a carryingstrap, preferably made of lightweight aluminum material, and providesmaximum utility to an outdoor man.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent froma consideration of the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing wherein a satisfactoryembodiment of the invention is shown. However, it is to be understoodthat the invention is not limited to the details disclosed but includesall such variations and modifications as fall within the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing:

FIGURE 1 is a top plan view of this invention.

FIGURE 2 shows the chair in elevation as viewed from the front or bottomof FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a view from the right side of FIGURE 2 but with the seat ina raised position.

FIGURE 4 is a top view of FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 5 is a transverse sectional view taken along the lines 5-5 ofFIGURE 2.

According to this invention, a utility chair includes a substantiallycircular. base 11, a cylindrical member 13 is secured on the centerportion of base 11 and supported by a plurality of uniformly disposedreinforcing ribs 12. A hollow cylindrical stand 14 is removably securedup to base 1 1 by means of its threaded portion 14' which is receivedwithin the upwardly disposed cylindrical member 13. The top portion ofthe cylindrical stand is provided with a hinge member 15 which pivotallysecures said stand to the bottom portion of seat which assumes asubstantially rectangular plate-like configuration.

Looking now at FIGURES 3 and 4, one will see that the aforesaid seat 16may be suitably tilted or pivoted so that it assumes parallelrelationship with the top portion of stand 14. In order to facilitateeasy carrying of chair 10, the bottom portion thereof is provided with apair of widely spaced eyelets 17 which are designed received rings 18for inserting the end portions of a releasable belt or shoulder strap19.

It will also be noted that, in operation, a person, such as, a hunter,fisherman, race track fan, or the like, may suitably and convenientlycarry said utility chair 10 just by putting the shoulder strap 19 overhis shoulder. This will pivot or tilt seat 16 into a vertical position.This arrangement does not in any way interfere with the movements of theperson carrying chair 10. Furthermore, if it is desired to disclosechair 10 at an angle, the cylindrical member 13 and base 11 may beconveniently and easily unscrewed from the bottom portion of stand 14.

Thus in summary, there has been provided a novel portable utility chairhaving a removable base from the lower end of a stand which has apivotably secured seat upon the upper end thereof, the seat havingeyelets upon its underside to which opposite ends of a strap are securedso that the same may be conveniently carried over a persons shoulder.

What I now claim is:

1. A portable utility chair, comprising in combination, a base means, acylindrical stand, said cylindrical stand being removably supported onsaid base means, a rectangular seat member pivotally secured to the topportion of said stand, cushion means secured over the bottom portion ofsaid seat member, and a shoulder strap releasably affixed to a pair ofrings secured to a pair of eyelets rigidly mounted in spaced apartrelation to the underside of said bottom portion of said seat member soto facilitate carrying of said utility chair by a person when saidshoulder strap is disposed over the shoulder of said person, said basemeans including a circular base plate secured to the center portion ofsaid base member and a plurality of uniform-ally spaced re-enforcingribs secured to the periphery and the top portion of said base member,the bottom portion of said cylindrical stand being provided with threadsfor removably receiving said stand therein, and a hinge being securedbetween the top portion of said stand and the bottom portion of saidseat member for positioning said seat member selectively between ahorizontal and a vertical position.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 502,069 7/1893 Dierdorf 297-461 X660,853 10/1900 Jennings 108-150 1,188,935 6/1916 Heagany 108-1501,265,516 5/1918 Reck 108-150 X 1,956,956 5/1934 Leibo 108-150 X2,576,287 11/1951 English 108-150 X 3,065,821 11/1962 Hundley 182-1873,119,588 1/1964 Keats 248-44 X 3,283,733 11/1966 Boerma 108-1503,327,656 6/1967 Schwartz 108-150 FOREIGN PATENTS 266,084 10 1913Germany.

JAMES T. McCALL, Primary Examiner.

